hobzy
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 10:55 AM |
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Wet roads 2 :( Its all gone wrong.
I had a wee accident this morning in the Indy. I have no idea how it happened, as I wasn't going remotely fast. I was on my way to work to redo
the interior ironically, and as I came on to the slip road (downhill) off the big roundabout after filling the car up, the back end just went. Caught
it one way, then the front wheel passenger side went onto the verge and after that I was a bit of a passenger, managed to have time in that weird slow
mo that happens when its gone pete tong, to see if there was anything coming down the slip road while it was sliding sideways and get it round enough
so the back corner (as you can see) took the impact rather than the front suspension. I was doing less than 30 when it first lost grip, as it had
chucked it down and was still spitting. I am fine - though i am pissed off and f@cking glad nowt was coming behind me! Hit the barrier quite slowly
and it span me round the right way so I could get onto the verge out of the way on the inside.
Clearly my fault although I have no idea what set it off. I have been round there hundreds of times much quicker in both cars - perhaps the downpour
onto dry tarmac brought all the oil etc to the surface and I was just unlucky.
Chassis seems fine but obviously I will get it checked. Managed to drive it home fine.
Anyone know how much a new tub and 2 wheel arches are 
TWAT.
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omega0684
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 10:59 AM |
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eeek , glad to hear you are alright though, damage doesn't look too bad, was there any damage to the wheel and rear suspension etc
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Guinness
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 10:59 AM |
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Nasty, but as you said, could have been so much worse.
At least you are OK.
Roundabout near a petrol station, or an industrial estate + rain = lethal (IMHO).
In all honesty I doubt there would have been much you could do to avoid that. Sandy Lane roundabout in Newcastle is almost undrivable in the wet. It
is close to two industrial estates where HGV's fill up with diesel. I think a lot gets spilled there. Add a bit of rain, especially after a
dry spell and it's like an ice rink.......
Mike
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 10:59 AM |
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bad luck but at the same time, good luck you came off pretty lightly 
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pewe
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 11:03 AM |
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Hobzy, commiserations but cars are a lot easier to fix than broken bones etc.
Guess it all comes down to how light Se7ens are on the back end. All it takes is some diesel smoker to have overfilled their tank and left a slick on
the exit to the corner, bit of rain or damp and your gone. As most bikers will tell you it's the one thing you can never fully anticipate.
Hope it doesn't take too long/too much to fix.
Cheers, Pewe 
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wilkingj
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 11:09 AM |
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Glad no one is hurt...
Slap some fi-glass in there, and a new rear lense, and youre back on the road (assuming no suspension or chassis damage).
Then order up some new bits and fit at your leisure.
As said, probably some diesel.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 11:16 AM |
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I used to commute 50 miles into London on a motorbike - I used to dread heavy rain after a long dry spell, as it brought all the oil and rubber up to
the surface and made the road evil to drive on.
My Locost's quite 'lively' in the wet, and will snake all over the road if I'm even a touch heavy on the throttle, even
without added oil!
Shame about the accident - but glad you weren't hurt.
As said above - GRP's easier to fix than bones!
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thefreak
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 11:22 AM |
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Whats the measurements on the rear panel. I've got one in black which doesn't fit my oddly shaped back end (no that's not what the
missus thinks! )
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 11:35 AM |
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hmm I crawl round roundabouts in the wet when on the bike (like this morning) way to much fuel spills to chance going fast. Looks easy to fix the car
though
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Staple balls
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 11:43 AM |
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Looks like you got off pretty lightly there, you'll be sorted in no time.
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marco
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 11:54 AM |
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Damn bad luck there fella. I had a spin yesterday at just over 100mph at Croft (see link) and unbelievably only a few scratches to the panels...
Croft Spin
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 01:07 PM |
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Lesson learnt, it doesn't take much. For a real adrenaline rush, try riding a motorcycle... if you can keep your eyes off the constant scan for
cameras, other road users (I've been polite), holes, debris, etc., you may have time to spot diesel fuel or animal slurry. If not, it really is
an easy route to A+E.
Llandow at the weekend, just a little moisture on top of all the drifting rubber laid down previously made it rather interesting in the 7 at times..
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nstrug
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 02:23 PM |
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Bad luck but glad that you're ok. Out of interest, what tyres were you using?
Nick
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 03:10 PM |
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Diesel ?
I could not pull onto the main road just outside our unit the other day due to diesel, slipperier than ice, just sat at junction with wheel spin, (van
not 7)...........
As above, you safe that's the number 1 consideration.
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 03:18 PM |
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Sounds like wrong place wrong time dodgy road
just plain bad luck
i also dread going out on the bike after a dry spell on wet roads, tip toe isn't the word
hope it's not to costly to repair
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hobzy
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 04:11 PM |
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Cheers for the kind thoughts people. Much appreciated. I feel a bit of a tit really but TBH I really don't feel as if I was doing anything silly
when it went, so I suppose I shouldn't dwell on it.
The mate from work came up here bless him, and we stripped the back off the car, pulled out the interior panels which is what we were going to do
anyway at work, and stripped the firewall and dash, so actually got more done than we would have! Silver lining and all that.
Cant see any damage to the chassis or suspension and there's no movement in the wheel bearings etc.
In the end, the fact that it should only cost a couple of hundred to fix is why I swapped from a fettled tintop anyway - If I had done this in the S
works then I'd be looking at thousands to repair.
Ho hum, now I can get the new rear lights I wanted 
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ruskino80
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 06:14 PM |
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aaaaaagh
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snapper
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 07:04 PM |
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A few days sunshine then some showers, its always going to hurt.
What tyres are you running?
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 07:58 PM |
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T-cut will sort that
On a serious note glad your OK!! And as you said at least no one else was involved.
If you want a hand fixing anything or if you need any tools or use of the barn just let us know you know where we are!!
Are you going through your Insurance, or is it not worth it?
Hopefully you'll be back on the road soon
http://r1indy7.wordpress.com/
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hobzy
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 08:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
A few days sunshine then some showers, its always going to hurt.
What tyres are you running?
Toyo T1rs
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hobzy
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 08:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by corrado vr6
T-cut will sort that
On a serious note glad your OK!! And as you said at least no one else was involved.
If you want a hand fixing anything or if you need any tools or use of the barn just let us know you know where we are!!
Are you going through your Insurance, or is it not worth it?
Hopefully you'll be back on the road soon
Hi mate. Not going through insurance. Even getting new bits from MK should only be £250.
I've already stripped off the back end and theres a fair bit of prep to do and some rust on the chassis to sort out. Tempted to get a bigger
tank too.
How far have you got with yours? Sort out your blog its out of date
Thanks again for the floor BTW - looks the dogs mate!
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 09:03 PM |
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Sounds like your getting it sorted pretty quickly
Yer the blog does need updating and no doubt a few spelling mistakes 
The build is going well all be it slow, but thats my fault spending to much time on the little things no one will see at the end anyway!
Any pics of the finished floor?
http://r1indy7.wordpress.com/
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hobzy
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 09:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by corrado vr6
Any pics of the finished floor?
Scuse the mess - Kids and all that :
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 09:42 PM |
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Looking nice!!!
you would never know about the difference in levels now, looks loads bigger now it flows through the two rooms.
Just the skirtings left now then
http://r1indy7.wordpress.com/
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leemarkadams
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| posted on 5/6/09 at 05:59 PM |
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Hobzy, just seen this post......gutted for you!
Hopefully the wife has seen the light and letting me get one, but will not be showing her this post!LOL
Lee
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